The National Waterways Act, 2016.
Central Act · Act 17 of 20165 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to make provisions for existing national waterways and to provide for the declaration of certain inland waterways to be national waterways and also to provide for the regulation and development of the said waterways for the purposes of shipping and navigation and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
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| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 17 of 2016 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Shipping |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 5 |
| Subjects | transport |
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- Section 1 Short title and commencement.
- Section 2 Existing national waterways and declaration of certain inland waterways as national waterways.
- Section 3 Declaration as to expediency of control and development by Union of waterways specified in Schedule for certain purposes.
- Section 4 Amendment of section 2 of Act 82 of 1985.
- Section 5 Repeal of certain enactments and saving.
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